Legislation & Regulation

Few states rival New Jersey right now in terms of boisterous pre-legislative activity. The world is watching as NJ careful weighs the pros, cons, and neutral implications of regulations that have been executed in other regions. Bills, Bills, Bills We were waiting a bit for the latest bill from Assemblyman Reed Gusciora to be released, even … Read More

last updated 4/16 After the first round of permits were issued in Pennsylvania, we knew that round 2 was imminent. The latest info from the Department of Health gave the following information regarding expansion: Grow/Process A total of 13 additional grow/processor licenses will be issued The first license will be awarded to the highest overall … Read More

By unanimous vote, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission set final regulations for their adult-use program this month. Sales are supposed to begin this summer, with a proposed deadline of July 1st. For now, social lounges and home delivery are a no-go, but many programs have established a precedent of re-visiting these allowances once the program … Read More

From now until Sept 25, 2017, NJ is accepting comments related to the petitions for new qualifying conditions as set forth by the panel. You can send your comments regarding specific petitions (make sure you address which petition number): by email: mmp.administrator@doh.nj.gov or by mail: NJ Department of Health, Medicinal Marijuana Program, … Read More

Update: 1/13/2018 With just days before Governor-elect Phil Murphy takes office, the marijuana legalization effort in New Jersey is in full swing. While Senator Scutari’s S-3195 officially expired at the end of 2017, the same language has been re-introduced in both houses of the legislature. Assembly Bill 1348 – introduced on 1/9 by Rep. Gusciora … Read More

While NJ won’t be the first state to embrace recreational marijuana by a long shot, it will likely still make the record books next year. Vermont’s legislature was technically the first to approve recreational legalization on May 10th, 2017. However, Governor Phil Scott vetoed it 14 days later, killing the bill and paving the way … Read More

Marred by years of delays, Harmony Foundation in Secaucus was finally granted its license to cultivate by the NJ MMP on July 27th. They expect to be open by the end of the year This is huge for the patients of NJ, of which there are a growing number due to new qualifying conditions being added … Read More

Many in the cannabis community have been holding their breath ever since Trump took his place in the oval office. Though there are arguments on both sides as to whether nervousness is warranted, it was a relief to see the Senate Appropriations Committee re-approve the Rohrabacher–Blumenauer (Farr) amendment on July 27, 2017. The intent of … Read More

Greece has now joined the Czech Republic, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain as the sixth country in the European Union to legalize medical marijuana They had previously allowed cannabis with <0.2% THC levels, but the new legislation lifts those restrictions. It also moves cannabis from Table A to Table B, which is a classification similar … Read More